Folding box



N. SNELLING May 6, 1941.

FOLDING BOX Filed April 27, 1938 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 N. SNELLING FOLDING BOX Filed April 27. 1938 May 6, 1941. 2,240,811

3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR MC'HOZ as (Sway/m ATTORNEY May 6, 1941.

N. SNELLING FOLDING BOX Filed April 27. 1958 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 II I 0 a 0 d 5 6 i fi w n w MM M a M mm fl "M m x z)/// 4/ ,n mm a 3 m g z :E n W I .0 /03 0 0/ "m m 4 w v 7 1 m a ATTORN Y Patented May 6, 1941 FOLDING BOX Nicholas Snelling, Jackson Heights, N. Y., assignor to The National Process Company, New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application April 27, 1938, Serial No. 204,510

13 Claims. ,(cl. 206-65) This invention relates to folding boxes and particularly to devices of this class used in the shipment or transportation of small or a group of small articles of merchandise; and the object of the invention is to provide a box or container of the class described formed from a single sheet of material which is cut and scored to form the various wall parts or members of the box or container, and at least one wall part or member being shaped to form relatively movable parts which when collapsed will form one or more article supporting elements within peripheral edges of the resulting wall part or member so as to support an article in spaced relation to side walls of the resulting box or container; a further object being to provide means for supporting the collapsible portions of the wall part in collapsed relationship and to utilize the article arranged in the supporting element as a further means of retaining the parts or collapsed portions in position forming the proper dimension wall part on the resulting container; a further object being to provide a box of the class described wherein one wall part or member consists of a series of foldable and collapsibly related units to form a multiplicity of article supporting elements arranged side by side and end to end in what may be termed a multiple box container; a further object being to provide means for reinforcing the wall structures of the container around the article supported therein to withstand the rough handling in shipment and transportation of the box or container; a still further object being to provide a device of the character described wherein a diagonal mounting is provided for the article within rectangular walls of the box or container, and with these and other objects in View, the invention consists in a device of the class and for the purpose specified which is simple in construction, efficient in use, and which is constructed as hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawings form a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which:

Fig, 1 is a perspective view of one form of container made according to my invention in its completely assembled form.

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. i.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a blank from which the device shown in Figs. 1 to 3 is formed.

Fig. 5 is a plan View diagrammatically illustrating the method of assembling the box shown in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive.

Fig. 6 is a section on the line 66 of Fig. 5.

Fig, '7 is a view similar to Fig. 4 showing another form of blank which I employ.

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 6 but illustrating the device made from the blank shown in Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is a partial section on the line 9-9 of Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a View similar to Figs. 4 and 7 showing another form of blank.

Fig. 11 is a plan view showing the container made from the blank of Fig. 10 partially folded.

Fig. 12 is a section on the line I2l2 of Fig. 11.

Fig. 13 is a plan view of another form of blank which I employ.

Fig. 14 is a plan view of a container partially formed from the blank shown in Fig. 13.

Fig. 15 is a section on the line l5-l5 of Fig. 14.

Fig. 16 is a plan view of another form of blank, and

Fig. 1'7 is a plan view of a container partially formed from the blank shown in Fig. 16.

From a consideration of the drawings, later described in detail, it will appear that my invention relates basically to the formation of a complete box or container from a single sheet of material which is cut, scored and folded to produce an independent article supporting element or a number of such elements within the resulting box and in accomplishing this result in a simple manner so that the cost of the resulting article is inexpensive; thus lending itself to many uses and especially in the shipment or mailing of samples of various kinds and classes of merchandise, while at the same time providing a very practical means for the shipment of small quantities of various medicinal or other fluids, compounds and the like. When breakable articles, such as bottles, flasks or tubes are employed, it is also desirable to utilize in conjunction with the box, reinforcing parts or members to prevent crushing of the resulting box in rough handling in the shipment thereof.

Another feature of the invention lies in the fact that the inner surface of the entire sheet from which the box or container is formed may be printed or lithographed so as to form a display package of the resulting device. It will be understood that the article of merchandise is fixedly retained against displacement from the open package. While in the accompanying drawings I have illustrated the formation of a complete box or container incorporating closed walls throughout, it will of course be apparent that the device may be produced wherein certain of the walls are open or have openings arranged therein.

In the construction shown in Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive I have shown a box made from a blank such as indicated at 20 in Fig. 4 of the drawings. This blank is die out and scored to form two collapsibly related bottom wall members 2|, 2|a having foldable front and rear Walls 22, 23, two similar portions 24 foldable with respect to the member 2| and including top wall flaps 24a, and front and rear flaps 24b, 24c. respect to the back wall 23 is a top wall 25 being substantially the same size as the wall members 2|, 2|a when collapsed. Foldable with respect to the top wall 25 is another supplemental front wall 26 with which is foldable a supplemental bottom wall 21 having at its free edge a fol-dable flap or supplemental back wall 28 having a dovetailed tongue 29 adapted to pass through and have a locking engagement with a slit 30 formed at the fold between the walls 23 and 25.

The members 2|, 2 la are normally wider than the desired width of the resulting box to be formed, as will appear upon a consideration of Fig. 4 of the drawings, and are so made to compensate for the collapsing of said members one upon the other in forming the article or merchandise supporting loops or bands 3|, each band having an enlarged elliptical top portion 32. The blank is also cut out centrally to form between the adjacent bands 3| a rounded flap or tongue 33and another flap or tongue 34 of the general contour seen in Fig. 4 of the drawings. The side portions of the blank between the walls 24 and the bands 3| have curved cuts 35 which form other overlapping portions or tongue members 36, 31 which overlap when the parts 2|, 2|a are collapsed or moved toward each other, in which operation the tongue 33 passes beneath the projection 34 whereas the parts 36 pass over the parts 31.

When collapsed, the front wall 22 is disposed in alinement with the flaps 24b as will appear upon a consideration of Fig. of the drawings, and the loops 3| will protrude upwardly from the resulting bottom wall in the manner clearly illustrated in Figs. 2, 3 and 6 of the drawings, so as to receive, for example, glass tubes or bottles 38 arranged in end to end relation as seen in Figs. 2 and 5 of the drawings.

In assembling the box from the blank shown in Fig. 4, the parts 2|, 2|a are first moved together or collapsed one with respect to the other,

after which the articles or bottles 38 are placed in the loops 3|. After this, two circular or other reinforcing rings or bands 39 are placed upon the resulting bottom wall so as to envelope each bottle 38 in the manner seen in Fig. 5 of the drawings. The front wall 22 and the side walls 24 including thetop flaps 24a and the flaps 24b and 24care folded inwardly upon the bottom wall part in the manner diagrammatically illustrated in Fig, 5. After this the unit thus assembled is simply folded with respect to the other walls 23, 25, 28 and 21 to form the top wall of the box and to envelope the other walls thereof, after which the lock tongue 29 is forced through the slit 3!! to form the complete shipping box or container as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, which is suitable for shipment through the mail or in any other manner Without any further reinforcement or wrapping. It will be understood that the heavy reinforcing members 39 in addition to retaining the articles 38 against displacement in Foldable with their supports 3| also support the top and bottom walls in spaced relationship to each other to take any crushing strain or blow to which the package may be subjected in rough handling in the shipment thereof.

At this time it willbe understood that when a number of the complete boxes or containers are arranged or shipped in a shipping carton, the use of the reinforcements 39 is not essential. As the articles 38 are preferably frictionally supported in position, displacement or shifting of the articles is not likely to occur.

With the construction shown in Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive, it will appear that the articles 38, by virtue of their frictional engagement with the supporting loops, also serve to support the parts 2|, 2|a in coupled relationship, exerting pressure upon the overlapping portions 33, 34, 36, 31 in accomplishing this result. It will also be understood that by employing the supplemental bottom wall 21 which extends over the bottom wall formed by the members 2|, 2|a, a neat and finished appearance is provided on the resulting package. However, in some uses of the invention, this wall may be dispensed with.

In Figs. 7, 8 and 9 I have shown a slight modification of the structure shown in Figs. 1 to 6, and at 4B is represented a blank having a back wall part 4|, top wall part 42, front wall part 43, supplemental bottom wall part 44, closure flap 45 and lock tongue 46, all similar to the corresponding parts 23, 25, 26, 21, 28 and 29 of Fig. 4. With this construction the bottom wall of the resulting box or container is formed from a transversely continuous member 41 and two similar members 48, each collapsible or movable onto the member 41. The members 48 are sub-divided by the out line 49 and have fo-ldable front wall portions 51]. The side edges of each member 48 also include foldable side walls 5 l, outwardly of which are foldable top flaps 52 having front and rear flaps 52a, 52b. However, no front and rear flaps are provided on the side walls 5|, although the latter may be provided as in the structure shown in Figs, 1 to 6 inclusive.

The members 48 join the member 41 in what might be termed two H-shaped cuts 53 which formtpairs of bands 54, foldable with respect to the members 41. 48 and including wide coupling portions 55. The bands 54 are equivalent to the article support loops 3 whereas the parts 55 are equivalent to the parts 32. The H-shaped cutouts form two dove-tailed tongues 56. The one extending directly from the member 48 is adapted to engage the bands 54 as seen in Fig. 9 of the drawings in retaining the members 48 in coupled relation with the member 41 when said members are collapsed one with respect to the other in forming the bottom wall of the container of the proper size. With this construction it will appear that the side walls 5| are movable with the wall members 48 rather than being fixed on the stationary part of the bottom wall member as in the structure shown in Fig. 4. With this construction, the bands 54 form substantially ringlike or circular article supporting members as will appear from. a consideration of Fig. 8 of the drawings. whereas the coupling portions 55, by reason of the form of the H-shaped cuts 53 will be arranged in a straight or fiat manner at the top of the article of merchandise 38a as is indicated in Fig. 8.

In forming the container from the blank shown in Fig.7, the members 48 are moved into collapsed relationship with respect to the member 41, with the tongues 56 of the members 48 arranged upon the corresponding tongues of the member 41 and with the parts otherwise assembled as indicated in Fig. 9 of the drawings. It

will be understood that the members 4'! and 4B are coupled together only through the bands 54, the members being severed by the large central opening 5'! and by the cuts 58, note Fig. 7.

After the parts are assembled in the manner indicated in Fig. 9 of the drawings, the tubes, bottles or other containers are mounted in position and the box or container is completely folded together in accordance with the teachings previously described in detail with respect to the structure shown in Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive, reinforcing rings or members 3911 similar to the members 39 being used within the container. It will be understood that the lock tongue 48 engages a cut 59 between the walls 4|, 42 in retaining the box in closed position.

In Figs. to 12 inclusive I have shown another adaptation of my invention for mounting articles side by side rather than end to end as with the structure shown in Figs 1 to 9 inclusive. In Fig. 10 I have shown at (it a blank having wall parts (i l, 52, 63 and 6t similar to the parts 4!, 62, 43 and 44, and a closure flap 65 and lock tongue 55 similar to the corresponding parts 45 and '26. With this construction I employ what may be termed a solid and substantially H-shaped bottom wall til which is of a width corresponding to the width of the wall parts 62 and 64 and includes an integral foldable front wall 68.

The H formation of the bottom wall 6'! is produced by cut-outs 69 which form the band or loop portions ill of the particular contour shown in Fig. 10 and including the hook-shaped shoulder portions H at opposite sides thereof. The bands 10 have outwardly of the edges of the bottom wall 81 supplemental bottom wall parts 12 which are adapted to extend upon the lower surfaces of said bottom walls when moving the bands 'Hl into raised position to form the loops for supporting the bottles or other articles of merchandise as at 382) in Fig. 12 of the drawings. Foldable with respect to the parts 1'2 are side walls 73 and top flaps it, both having front and rear flaps 14a, Mb as in the construction shown in Fig. 4 of the drawmgs.

When the supplemental bottom wall parts 12 are collapsed with respect to the walls 61in the mann r illustrated in Figs. 11 and 12, the hookshaped shoulder portions cooperate with the bands or straps H! to form what may be termed a lock construction for frictionally supporting the bottles or other articles 382) within the loops. With this construction one large rectangular reinforcement member may be used instead of the two rings 39, Sta as in the other constructions. The reinforcements 15 are simply indicated in dot and dash lines in Figs. 11 and 12 in order not to confuse the illustration. A slit To is also provided between the walls 6! and 62 to receive the lock tongue 65 in retaining the wall parts in their assembled position.

After the articles have been placed in position by collapsing or superimposing the bottom wall parts, as previously stated, the resulting box or container is fully formed in accordance with the practice and procedure outlined in connection with the structure shown in Figs. 1 to 6.

In Figs. 13 to 15 inclusive I have shown another adaptation of the principles basically illustrated in Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive, in forming what might be termed a multiple pack box or container modifysing the structure to provide means for interlocking a series of bottom wall sections or parts one with respect to the other in forming a multiplicity of merchandise supporting rings or loops. This result is accomplished simply by widening the bottom wall structure sufficiently to adapt the same to the desired number of articles to be arranged in the box and consistent with the size of the respective articles so as to arrange the articles of merchandise not only side by side, but end to end in a close relationship within the finished box.

In Fig. 13 I have shown at El a blank having wall parts 18, T5, and 8! similar to the wall parts 23, 25, 26, and 21, and a flap 82 and lock tongue 83 similar to the flap 28 and tongue 29. It will be understood that the wall parts 19 and BI will be of suihcient size as to compensate for the size of the resulting bottom wall part which is constructed from the bottom wall part proper 8t and the supplemental wall parts 85, 86 and 81, the latter including the folding front wall 88. The blank is die cut to form three pairs of straps desi nated at 89, 90 and which form six article receiving loop-s within the resulting box or container. Each pair of bands form a pair of loops supporting two articles 380 in edge to edge relationship as indicated, and with three articles at each side of the box arranged side by side. While only two of the articles are shown in Fig. 14, it will be understood that four additional articles can be supported within the container.

Intermediate each pair of the bands 89, 90 and 9! are dove-tailed lock tongues 92, S3 and 94 respectively, the dove-tailed ends of which are adapted to interlock with the respective bands or one side thereof as seen, for example, at 95 in Fig. 14 or" the drawings in retaining the respective bottom wall sections 85, 86 and 8? in coupled relationship with each other and with the bot tom wall proper 84. It will be understood that when the articles 380 are arranged in the resulting loops formed by the bands 88, 90 and 9!, the several bottom wall parts or sections are positively retained against separation.

It will of course be apparent that the section 85 is totally free and independent of the bottom wall 84 except for the score or fold lines as at 96, and the other sections are independent of each other and coupled only through similar score lines 35 as will be apparent from a consideration of Fig. 13 of the drawings. The separate bands or loops are joined and spaced apart by sections 9? which form part of the bottom wall sections 85 and 86. The construction in Fig. 13 is similar to the structure shown in Fig. 4 in including side wall parts 98, top flaps 99 and front and rear flaps 99a", 99b. The side walls 98 age foldable with respect to the bottom wall 84 proper which is similar to the bottom wall member 21. A slit I86 is also provided between the walls 18 and 19 to receive the tongue 83.

Aside from assembling the three sections 85, 85 and 81 upon each other and the bottom wall 84, and mounting six articles of merchandise 380 in position instead of two, the structure in Figs. 13, 14 and 15 is assembled in forming the resulting box the same as with the other forms of construction previously described.

At this time it is well to mention that any desired number of articles may be arranged in a single box in accordance with the teachings in Figs. l3, l4 and 15. These articles may be arranged in a single alinement all side by side or in the combination of side by side and end to end arrangement as shown. In like manner it will be understood that while two or more articles are shown supported in the several devices above described, that a single article may be arranged within a box in accordance with the arrangements heretofore illustrated and described, or in a diagonal arrangement as described hereafter.

In Figs. 16 and 17 another adaptation of my invention is illustrated and in Fig. 16 I have shown at Itl a blank having wall parts I02, I03, I 04, I05 similar to the parts, for example, 23, 25, 26 and 21 respectively, and a flap I06 and lock tongue I07 similar to the flap and tongue 28 and 29. A slit I 08 is provided between the wall parts I02 and I03 for receiving the tongue I81. In this construction a main and substantially triangular bottom wall part I09 is provided and includes a foldable band or loop forming portion III) arranged diagonally on the wall part I09 and serves as means for coupling a supplemental wall part Iil9a with the part I89. The part I990; is cut around the band III] to form inwardly projecting flanges I II which are adapted to interlock with the band H at the fold line H2 when the part ItSa is arranged upon the part I519 as is indicated in Fig. 17 of the drawings, so as to retain the wall parts or members in their collapsed and rectangular relationship to form a bottom wall part corresponding in size and contour to the parts H33 and H35.

With the construction shown in Figs. 16 and 17, one side wall H3 is foldable with respect to the part I09, whereas the other side wall I ISa is foldable with respect to the part We. The top flaps IIAI are foldable with respect to the side walls I I3, I Ilia and both side walls and the flaps are provided with front and rear flaps H5, a. The front wall of the box is foldable with respect to the bottom wall part 19a only, whereas the back wall IE2 is foldable only with respect to the part I69. This diagonal arrangement of the article of merchandise 38d within the diagonal band or loop IHI, will form a very attractive display, and at the same time a practical mounting of the article within the box or container.

By reason of the size of the resulting package in general uses of the invention, no reinforcement, such. for example as the reinforcements 39, 3911 or F5 need be employed, although in Fig. 14 of the drawings I have indicated in dot and dash lines, two rectangular reinforcements 15a which may be used in a multiple box. However, if reinforcements should be desired, the triangular blank corners of the resulting box shown in Fig. 17 can occupy such reinforcing members as will be apparent.

Throughout the several views I have illustrated bottles or tubes as supported in the various containers, but it will be understood that this is simply to illustrate one use of the invention, and various kinds and classes of articles may be supported. Ihe supporting rings, loops or straps will be cut as to size as well as contour to receive and support articles of different shapes and forms. In like manner the dimensions of the box will be modified to suit the length as well as the thickness or height of the articles to be supported therein. The distinctive feature of my invention residing in the provision of a container having predetermined wall parts freely coupled by strap or band members to provide a collapsible coupling of said free wall parts one with respect to the other in forming article supporting rings, loops or bands upon said wall parts and to produce in the coupling of said wall parts, a wall member of a container consistent in size and contour to a corresponding opposed wall of the complete container.

In addition to forming a practical and economical container for the self-supporting or integral supporting of the merchandise therein, which is suitable for shipment and handling, it will also appear that my improved construction lends itself to the formation of a very attractive display. 1

It will also be apparent that while I have described the article supporting parts as being arranged upon what is termed the bottom wall of the receptacle, this same structure may be applied to a top wall of the receptacle, and such top wall may include the side wall parts or such side wall parts may be retained on the bottom'wall of the box. In other Words, it will be apparent from the structure shown in Fig. 4, for example, that the members ZI, Zia. might readily be replaced in or cut from the top wall 25 including the various pants, for example the bands 3! and the members 33, 34, 36 and 31. It would simply mean that the part 25 would be made of the same dimentions as the collective parts 2!, 2Ia as illustrated in Fig. 4, and the bottom Wall would be of the dimensions of the present top wall part 25. As the foregoing simply involves a replacing of the various structures, no illustration is deemed necessary thereof as the arrangements would appear clearly to anyone skilled in the art. The same thing would apply to the structure shown in any of the figures, and with the structure as shown in Fig. 10, the side wall parts would necessarily be included in conjunction with the particular wall part upon which the bands are arranged.

It will of course be apparent that it is not essential that each band of a dual or multiple band container be of the same dimensions. When different articles, or articles of different sizes are employed, the loops or bands may be correspondingly formed,'within, of course, the limits of a given box or container.

In the several forms of construction employed, it will be apparent that the various protruding Walls and flaps may be cut, torn or otherwise severed from the wall member supporting the articles of merchandise. However, in some instances, the top and supplemental bottom wall may be retained so as to form of the complete open package what might be termed a display card with the article or articles of merchandise arranged on predetermined wall parts thereof. This card could be hung from a suitable support engaging, for example, the lock tongues as for example at 29. On the other hand, it will be understood that the tongue for example 29, may be placed in the slit 36 with the wall parts 21, 25 arranged one upon the other to form a background and display in arranging the article upon the counter and, in fact, a triangular display may be formed of the complete package by folding the walls 25, 21 reversely so as to arrange the tongue 29 in engagement with the front wall 24. However, as these uses of the devices are apparent, no specific illustration thereof is herein provided.

At this time it is also well to point out that in severing the respective wall parts and especially in utilizing the container as a sample container, one of the lower parts for example 25--2'I, may be torn out on perforated lines, being preprinted as a return post card and utilized to be returned to the manufacturer by the party receiving the samples, for additional information or in purchasing products or articles as represented by the sample.

In some instances, the supporting loop formed between collapsibly related members or elements of a die cut and scored card may have the loop disposed on either surface thereof. In other words, in some instances, it may be desirable to dispose an article upon the outer surface of the container as well as upon an inner surface thereof.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A container of the class described consisting of foldably related top, bottom and other wall parts formed from a single blank of sheet material, at least one of the wall parts of said container being cut through opposed outer edges of said wall part to form collapsibly related members, adjacent cut portions of which are adapted to overlap when said members are collapsed, said members being united by a coupling band intermediate the edges of said wall part and adapted to protrude into the container to form an article supporting loop arranged on one surface of said members and in which an article of merchandise is adapted to be supported, said collapsed members forming, of said wall part, a Wall of the container corresponding in dimensions to another opposed wall part thereof, and at least one of said members including integral foldable end and side wall parts forming the side walls of the resulting container.

2. A container of the class described consisting of foldably related top, bottom and other Wall parts formed from a single blank of sheet material, at least one of the wall parts of said container being cut through opposed outer edges of said wall part to form collapsibly related members, adjacent cut portions of which are adapted to overlap when said members are collapsed, said members being united by a coupling bandinterrnediate the edges of said wall part and adapted to protrude into the container to form an article supporting loop within the container in which an article of merchandise is adapted to be supported, said collapsed members forming, of said wall part, a wall of the container corresponding in dimensions to another opposed wall part thereof, at least one of said members including integral foldable end and side wall parts forming the side walls of the resulting container,

and the side walls including folding flaps adapted to be arranged within the container.

3. A container of the class described consisting of foldably related top, bottom and other wall parts formed from a single blank of sheet material, at least one of the wall parts of said container being cut through opposed outer edges of said wall part to form collapsibly related members, adjacent cut portions of which are adapted to overlap when said members are collapsed, said members being united by a coupling band inter.- mediate the edges of said wall part and adapted to protrude into the container to form an article supporting loop within the container in which an article of merchandise is adapted to be supported, said collapsed members forming, of said wall part, a wall of the container corresponding in dimensions to another opposed wall part thereof, at least one of said members including integral foldable end and side wall parts forming the side walls of the resulting container, the side walls including folding flaps adapted to be arranged within the container, said blank including a supplemental wall part adapted to be arranged directly upon and outwardly of the first named wall part when the container is in closed position, and means at the free edge of the last named wall part for securing all of the wall parts in folded position.

4.. A container of the class described consisting of foldably related top, bottom and other wall parts formed from a single blank of sheet material, at least one of the wall parts of said container being-cut through outer edges of said part and centrally thereof to form collapsibly related members adapted to overlap at the edge por tions and centrally thereof when said members are collapsed and united by a pair of coupling bands forming, when said members are collapsed one upon the other, article supporting loops arranged within the container at opposite sides of the central cut and overlapped portions thereof.

5. A container of the class described consisting of foldably related top, bottom and other wall parts formed from a single blank of sheet material, at least one of the wall parts of said container being cut through outer edges of said part and centrally thereof to form collapsibly related members adapted to overlap at the edge portions -and centrally thereof when said members are collapsed and united by a pair of coupling bands forming, when said members are collapsed one upon the other, article supporting loops arranged within the container at opposite sides of the central cut and overlapped portions thereof, and said loops being arranged in common alinement and spaced relation in the container to support articles of merchandise in edge to edge relation to each other within the container.

6. A container of the class described consisting of foldably related top, bottom and other wall parts formed from' a single blank of sheet material, at least one of the wall parts of said container being cut through outer edges of said part and centrally thereof to form collapsibly related members adapted to overlap at the edge portions and centrally thereof when said members are collapsed and united by a pair of coupling bands forming, when said members are collapsed one upon the other, article supporting loops arranged within the container at opposite sides of the central cut and overlapped portions thereof, said loops being arranged in common alinement and. spaced relation in the container to support articles of merchandise in edge to edge relation to each other within the container, at least one of said members including foldable wall parts forming other wall parts of the resulting container, and reinforcing members arranged in the container and around the article supporting loops therein.

7. A container of the class described consisting of foldably related top, bottom and other wall parts formed from a single blank of sheet material, at least one of the wall parts of said container being cut through outer edges of said part and centrally thereof to form collapsibly related members adapted to overlap at the edge portions and centrally thereof when said members are collapsed and united by a pair of coupling bands forming, when said members are collapsed one upon the other, article supporting loops arranged within the container at opposite sides of the central cut and overlapped portions thereof, and one of said members being sub-divided centrally to form independent sections thereof, each section joining the other of said members through said bands.

8. A container of the class described consist-.,

ing of foldably related top, bottom and other wall parts formed from a single blank of sheet material, at least one of the wall parts of said container being cut through outer edges of said part and centrally thereof to form collapsibly related members adapted to overlap at the edge portions and centrally thereof when said members are collapsed and united by a pair of coupling bands forming, when said members are collapsed one upon the other, article supporting loops arranged within the container at opposite sides of the central cut and overlapped portions thereof, one of said members being sub-divided centrally to form independent sections thereof, each section joining the other of said members through said bands, and each of said sectionsincluding foldable wall members forming predetermined walls of the resulting container.

9. In a folding box formed from a single blank of sheet material cut and folded to form foldably related wall parts which when assembled, will form an article supporting container, one of the wall parts of the container being formed from a blank of greater dimensions than the normally required dimensions of said wall part, said wall part being cut through two side edges thereof to form independent collapsibly related members flexibly coupled through the medium of a band intermediate said out side edges whereby in collapsing said members, the same will form of said enlarged wall part a wall part corresponding in size to the size of another wall part of the container with adjacent portions of said members overlapped, said band forming an article supporting loop upon said wall part of the container and intermediate the overlapped portions of said members, means for retaining said members in collapsed relationship one with respect to the other, and at least one of said members including at peripheral edges thereof other foldable end and side wall parts of the resulting container.

- 10. In a folding box formed from a single blank of sheet material out and folded to form foldably related wall parts which when assembled, will form an article supporting container, one of the wall parts of the container being formed from a blank of greater dimensions than the normally required dimensions of said wall part, said wall part being cut through two side edges thereof to form independent collapsibly related members flexibly coupled through the medium of bands, said bands being arranged in spaced relation on at least one of said members, said members when collapsed having overlapping portions outwardly of and intermediate said bands and forming the desired dimensions of said wall part, and said bands forming loops for supporting independent articles of merchandise in spaced relation to each other Within the container.

11. In a folding box formed from a single blank of sheet material cut and folded to form foldably related wall parts which when assembled, will form an article supporting container, one of the wall parts of the container being formed from a blank of greater dimensions than the normally required dimensions of said wall part, said wall part being cut through two side edges thereof to form independent collapsibly related members flexibly coupled through the medium of bands, said bands being arranged in spaced relation on at least one of said members, said members when collapsed having overlapping portions outwardly of and intermediate said bands and forming the desired dimensions of said wall part, and said bands forming loops for supporting independent articles of merchandise in spaced relation to each other within the container, and each band flexibly supporting an independent member with respect to one common member fixed with respect to other walls of the resulting container.

12. In a folding box formed from a single blank of sheet material cut and folded to form foldably related wall parts which when assembled, will form an article supporting container, one of the wall parts of the container being formed from a blank of greater dimensions than the normally required dimensions of said wall part, said wall part being cut to form independent collapsibly related members arranged diagonally through the medium of a band, said members being each substantially triangular in form and when arranged one upon the other in collapsed relation, forming a substantially rectangular wall part with an article supporting loop formed of said band and arranged diagonally with respect to said wall part.

13. In a folding box formed from a single blank of sheet material cut and folded to form foldably related Wall parts which when assembled, will form an article supporting container, one of the wall parts of the container being formed from a blank of greater dimensions than the normally required dimensions of said wall part, said wall part being cut to form independent collapsibly related members arranged diagonally through the medium of a band, said members being each substantially triangular in form and when arranged one upon the other in collapsed relation, forming a substantially rectangular wall part with an article supporting loop formed of said band and arranged diagonally with respect to said wall part, and each of said members including foldably related parts at peripheral edges thereof formingother wall parts of the resulting container.

NICHOLAS SNELLING. 

